Questions tagged [user-default]
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How to set downloaded Firefox to default web browser in Debian?
How do I set a manually downloaded Firefox as my default web browser so that clicking a link in another application will open the link in this Firefox?
I tried these commands, but they didn't seem to work:
update-alternatives --install…
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Automatic generation of mimeapps.list database
In a previous question I enquired about manually setting default applications for different mime types.
Other than use tools one among several tools,
it boiled down to add an entry to ~/.config/mimeapps.list, which overrides system wide settings…
antonio
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How do I make KDE open mail links to a webmail client in a browser?
I use webmail,specifically gmail. How do I make it so that when I click a mailto: link it opens gmail, in a browser (chromium) with the email address, in KDE?
bonus points for listing other browsers and other popular webmails
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How can I set default application for unknown file on xdg-open / mimeopen?
On my Lubuntu (18.10), xdg-open launches VLC Player when the file is not associated to any applications.
$ xdg-mime query filetype jquery.js
application/javascript
$ xdg-mime query default application/javascript # no output
$ xdg-open…
user291449
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Config files for mime settings
I have an Aweseome-wm + xfce system.
Where does xfce4-mime-settings stores its values? In particular as regards default apps.
The GUI values are different for me from those on ~/.config/mimeapps.list and they have precedence over the latter.
Some…
antonio
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How do I set the default ftp root folder for an Ubuntu user connecting to VSFTPD?
How do I set/change the default ftp root folder for a specific user? I want to be able to create a developer account that homes to different sites on a development box depending on what is currently being worked on.
EDIT: The server is running…
Larry Smithmier
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How do I unset my default xdg browser?
I want to debug a program's behaviour when the user has no default web browser set, but I'm not sure how I'd return to this state after setting one. I know that I can set my default browser via xdg-settings set default-web-browser , but what…
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Problem using Access control lists for new users, ex ( afolder created in skel directoy have acl set, it should apply to new users)
I have a doubt regarding ACL
I want to give permissions to a group using ACL
A directory created in SKEL directory needs to have a default ACL set that allows the
members of the group “linux” to read all files and subdirectories.
But after doing…
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Where does xfce4-screenshooter save by default?
I did a screenshot and also saved it, but I'm unable to figure out where it is. Looking into the official docs didn't tell me more and I also didn't find something quickly searching both the SE network and the whole internet. So this Q/A might…
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How to switch from root to my unix user and solve (code .) command issue?
When I open ubuntu(wsl) on windows , usually, it opens as karim_123 user and not as root user. But this time it opened as a root user. How can I return back to my unix linux account(karim_123)? I used su - karim_123 command but when I close the…
Karim
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MAXWEEKS on Solaris is equals to 13
I have a server where MAXWEEKS is set to 13 in etc/default/passwd. I know that this setting means that password will expire after 13 weeks. My question is if the user does NOT change the password, does the account become locked out after this or…
Ethic Or Logics
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Setting Default Applications without a Desktop Environment
Since Awesome Window Manager is mainly a window manager, and not quite a full desktop environment, I don't know how to manage the concept of default applications.
Without a desktop environment installed, where do I go to configure which web-browser…
Lonnie Best
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